Toronto Maple Leafs - Florida Panthers: NHL match betting tip

Current form

After a successful start in the quarterfinals and two wins at home, Toronto went to play on the road, where it began to experience difficulties. The Maple Leafs were close to earning a critical advantage in the series, but suffered an embarrassing defeat in overtime with a score of 4:5. The defensive line showed its worst side, and goalkeeper Wall also failed to cope with his main task, reflecting only 86% of shots. In the second away match, the team could not score a single goal at all, losing dry (0:2).

It seemed that by returning to the home arena, the leafs would be able to rehabilitate themselves in front of the fans, but the support of the home stands did not help the club avoid a complete failure. The match ended in an unexpected defeat with a five-goal difference (1-6). Then Toronto went to play on the road again, where they played much more reliably in defense, which allowed them to win a 2-0 victory and even the score in the series. This time, Wall proved himself at his best by signing up for a shutout.

Disqualifications and injuries

Yani Hakanpaa will not be able to participate in the upcoming match. Nih and Stolars are also questionable.

Interesting betting trends

• Toronto gets an average of 8.29 minutes of penalty time.
• According to statistics, the Leafs make 32 shots on target per match.

Current form

Florida initially played as the favorite in the series with Toronto, but in the first two away games the team did not play reliably enough defensively, which allowed the opponent to take a significant advantage in the series. Quite expectedly, the Panthers finally realized their full potential on the home arena and equalized the series with two wins in overtime (5:4) and regular time (2:0). Next, the team had to go on a visit again, where the Panthers showed everything they were capable of, defeating the Maple Leafs with a score of 6:1. Goalkeeper Bobrovsky played superbly, deflecting 96% of shots, thereby not allowing the opponent to even think about a comeback. It is still difficult to single out any of the players, since almost all distinguished themselves by their effective actions.

Florida was just one step away from advancing to the semifinals ahead of schedule, but upon returning to her court, she unexpectedly did not score a single goal, losing dry (0:2). Indeed, Maurice's team played too passively and made only 22 shots at the Toronto goal in three periods, which was not enough.

Disqualifications and injuries

Rodriguez remains in doubt.

Interesting betting trends

• According to statistics, Florida makes 26 shots on target
• Panthers win 47.7% of face-offs